January 2012 
There are 4 blog entries for January 2012.
OBHBA Announces 2012 Board of Directors
Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 3:05pm. 6513 Views, 0 Comments.
Outer Banks Home Builders Association (OBHBA) recently announced their 2012 Board of Directors at the January general membership meeting. Chris Toolan of Resort Realty was among those named to serve the Association and the Outer Banks community this year.
The mission of OBHBA is: "to serve, promote, educate and advocate for members of the local building industry while supporting each other and the local community. With the provision of goods, services and monetary resources, OBHBA members continue to support local food pantries, college scholarships, urgent repair needs of individuals within the community and organized efforts for recovery and relief in the areas hardest hit by last year’s hurricane."
Resort Realty is proud to…
Outer Banks Event Homes
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 12:12pm. 269 Views, 0 Comments.
The
Outer Banks Wedding Expo was this past weekend, so this is probably a good time
to talk about the business side of getting married on the Outer Banks. There
is, of course, romance and love (hopefully) involved in getting married, but
there is certainly money to be made as well.
Although specific numbers are hard to come by, a conservative estimate puts the number of weddings on the Outer Banks (Carova to Ocracoke) at a little over 3000. The amount of money the industry produces is huge. The average wedding costs somewhere around $29,000-30,000, and that figure does not include lodging.
It is in lodging that the greatest opportunity for homeowners lies.
Because the majority of Outer Banks weddings occur in the shoulder seasons…
2012 Real Estate Outlook
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 at 8:33am. 251 Views, 0 Comments.
It’s
hard not to be optimistic at the beginning of a new year, although with real
estate it’s a little more difficult than feeling good about your favorite
sports team, as an example. The analogy with sports teams seems reasonable though. Their success tends to be somewhat cyclical--some more cyclical than
others--a reasonable guess can be made about their chances for success (or
failure) based on observable facts, but ultimately it is the game itself that
decides how well a team does.
That comparison, however, doesn’t really hold up all that well. No matter how much we care about our favorite teams, no matter if they win or lose, in the big scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter. The value of our property, though, the largest…
Holidays on the Outer Banks
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 1:44pm. 166 Views, 0 Comments.
Set against the ever-changing sea
and the inevitable march to the heart of winter, holidays on the Outer Banks
become a gift to be cherished. To be here during the holiday season
takes a certain acceptance that nature will have its way but the shelter
against any storm is ultimately the family and traditions that are so much a
part of life on the edge of a continent.
Some of those traditions are a little bit quirky, and certainly unique. Old Christmas, celebrated on January 5 in Rodanthe, is probably one of the few places left that mark the day. Dating from the mid 18th century when 11 days were dropped from the calendar to create the modern Gregorian calendar, the day is welcomed with a stuffed bull (an English tradition) and a lot of…
